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> [Animals are indeed more ancient, more complex and in many ways more sophisticated than us. They are more perfect because they remain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/animals-are-indeed-more-ancient-more-complex-and-in-many-ways-more/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

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> [“They, who have suffered so much at the hands of humans, never lose the ability to forgive, even though, being elephants, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/they-who-have-suffered-so-much-at-the-hands-of-humans-never-lose-the/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

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> [To be a baby elephant must be wonderful. Surrounded by a loving family 24 hours a day. Touched by the family, cuddled…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/to-be-a-baby-elephant-must-be-wonderful-surrounded-by-a-loving-family/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

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## More by Daphne Sheldrick

> [“Life is for the living, not the dead, who belong to the past and are at peace and beyond all further pain and suffering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/life-is-for-the-living-not-the-dead-who-belong-to-the-past-and-are-at/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

> [“O Lord of love and kindness, who created the beautiful earth and all the creatures walking and flying in it, so that they may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/o-lord-of-love-and-kindness-who-created-the-beautiful-earth-and-all/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

> [Animals are indeed more ancient, more complex and in many ways more sophisticated than us. They are more perfect because they remain within Nature’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/animals-are-indeed-more-ancient-more-complex-and-in-many-ways-more/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

> [“They, who have suffered so much at the hands of humans, never lose the ability to forgive, even though, being elephants, they will never…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/they-who-have-suffered-so-much-at-the-hands-of-humans-never-lose-the/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

> [To be a baby elephant must be wonderful. Surrounded by a loving family 24 hours a day. Touched by the family, cuddled and comforted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/to-be-a-baby-elephant-must-be-wonderful-surrounded-by-a-loving-family/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

> [“We need another wiser and perhaps more mystical concept of animals. In a world older and more complete than ours, they move finished and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daphne-sheldrick/we-need-another-wiser-and-perhaps-more-mystical-concept-of-animals-in/)

[Daphne Sheldrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daphne-sheldrick/)

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